Palo Alto Networks · 15 hours ago
Sr. Staff Engineer Software
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$126K/yr - $204K/yr
5+ years expPalo Alto Networks is a leading cybersecurity company focused on protecting the digital way of life. They are seeking a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to develop and maintain their cloud-based security product infrastructure, working on innovative solutions to prevent cyberattacks.
Agentic AICloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
Responsibilities
Participate in the complete software development life cycle including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment and support
Write clean, testable, readable, scalable and maintainable Java, Golang & Python code that scales and performs well for thousands of customers
Participate actively and contribute to design and development discussions
Work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues
Be able to clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams
Qualification
Required
BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering with 5+ years or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience required
Solid experience of backend development using Java, Golang, Python, Spring Boot, J2EE, and cloud-native platforms like GCP or AWS, Kubernetes and Docker
Strong experience and knowledge with micro services, distributed systems, and performance optimization
Proven track record of successful architecture and design for high transactions and data volume in enterprise and/or consumer facing applications
Experience with Agile development process and embrace Agile methodologies
Strong believer of automation test and strive for higher code coverage
Can-do attitude on problem-solving, quality and ability to execute
Preferred
Experience in building Cloud Security products
Experience to develop APIs (REST) based project using and experience with JSON
Experience in NoSQL DB (Mongo, Cassandra) and RelationDB
Experience in ElasticSearch, Redis and Kafka
Experience in modern containerization (& cloud) technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
Experience in mentoring junior team members in a high-performing teams
Experience in AWS/GCP/Azure cloud
Big plus if you have CASB or general SaaS application experience
Big plus if you have experience with data security domain
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
Recent News
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